Okay, so I want to make some planters/ buy some unquie pots for all over my property, ect..

I have no idea what works best in potsif I use buckets for pots do I need to put holes in the bottom for drainage?any neat ideas/ projects/ helpful stories are greatly appreciated, and I loooove pics for inspiration!

Zone 5A

The kiss of the sun for pardon,The song of the birds for mirth,One is nearer God's heart in a gardenThan anywhere else on earth.~Dorothy Frances Gurney, "Garden Thoughts"

I bought these yellow garbage pails from Superstore last year $1.29 a piece and then placed a brick in the bottom of each one to rest a plain green planting pot of pansies on. I didn;t put holes in the bottom but I would advise that you do. We had soooooo much rain that I had to empty the pots a few times as the pansies would drown.

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Make sure to use good potting soil and coir (soil sponge) for added water retention. The smaller your containers the more often you'll have to water. Group your plantings according to water and light requirements. You can plant just about anything in a container. Bedding plants are very good for containers and many perennials will spruce up a container and then can be transferred to the garden in the fall. Grasses add interest and so do trailing vines such as Lamium or Creeping Jenny. Geraniums are perfect for containers and there are some lovely new varieties out there.

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LynAB, Zone 3A----------------------------------“Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.” ` James Arthur Baldwin"

I like to recycle so a lot of my containers started out as something else and I find yard sales and dumpsters are good sources. I have become much better at making containers from Hypertufa since I made the hat for the lady,

My favourite store to browse for containers is Home Sense, they have some very interesting ones.

Smitty, since our snow and ice is disappearing I am emerging from hibernation, I swear that is the only way to survive winter.

Betty"The most serious gardening I do would seem very strange to an onlooker, for it involves hours of walking round in circles, apparently doing nothing." --Helen Dillon